I had a 5 door ST170 in black, loved it, but the 5 door seating position was much higher than the 3 door. Fun fact - from factory it was very rare that they would make the claimed 170ps, most were lucky to come in at 155bhp!
I was also a teenager loving looking at cars that i saw . I remember the first time i saw the mk1 focus rs and I remember thinking to myself thats the best one. It has been my dream car ever since
My dad has an Estate Focus Mk1 with the 2L duratec, they are super reliable. Damn things just keep going. I know someone with an X reg saloon Focus with the 2L too with 240k on the clock!
Great cars. Calvin you should look at buying a ford mk6 fiesta st. Awesome little cars would be good to see what you think of them. Buzzing content mate keep it up 👍
Nice find! Good ones of these are getting pretty rare now. Just don’t see them about anymore. It’s all about your favourite B road at high rpm going through that gearbox
Great little things those ST170s. I sold my Imperial blue 3 door earlier this year and this video has made me miss it! Handling of them is superb, and they've aged very well in terms of looks in my opinion. Lots of them suffer with absolutely rotten rear arches/sills though, probably why so many have disappeared in the last few years 😫
Alot have been broken for engine swaps I'd love to own 1 and bolt a turbo onto it with a stand alone ecu I think it would be an awesome little hand full
Had 3 st170s now, love them to bits what they lack in power they make up for in handling. You were right about the engines theyre bomb proof they will last until 200k if the oils changed regular. The only reason they suffer with clutches is when they were worth pennies people were driving them until the clutch started slipping, realised that the clutches are at least £800 fitted and decided the car wasnt worth it. Quite sad really
Always wanted one of these as when I was about 20 when they were new but couldn’t afford, ended up with a 2.0 esp (133bhp) which was a lot cheaper. Immediately put a set of st170 wheels on it 👌🏼
Mk1 Focus are great cars, fun to drive, cheap to run and still looks great I think today. I am on my third one, I thought about getting a ST170 at one point but all I heard was they aren’t that great in terms of performance. These have risen in value recently, they used to be around 1k.
Prices are on the up now for sure. Performance wise they are very sensitive to maintenance and need to be completely spot on. Clutch included. Loads have undiagnosed issues that blunt performance and 20 odd years of neglect does catch up with them. But it’s all fixable 😄
Had one of these for almost 2 years now, bought because my jeep died. And loved it, so kept it. Its in a sorry state at the moment though. But when it was good it was a hell of a thing for the price, £1100. 78000 on the clock.
@@st170restoration oh right and vvt is to do with the value isn't it if I remember right, if I'm honest I've never actually seen one on the road ,if I had the chance I would buy this one and keep it as a project 😍😎 have it for the weekend fun at a track 💯
@@Kingyz20 well yes mate I do agree there as I like the them cars you mentioned 💯 ,I was surprised considering it's ford and the age of it ,it was released just after I was born lol
I remember back in the day I had one of these. Loved it. Fancied an upgrade so I went for a civic type R which I absolutely hated. I thought the focus was a better all rounder…
Basic spec that build and strip these ive got 1 with 75k high spec doing my head in been timed twice still comes back over advance timing but drives and runs faultless
Did 60,000 miles over 5yrs in my 3 door Imperial Blue ST; sound great with a Transit Connect resonator box, rapid in the first 3 gears, steering and chassis perfect, brakes amazing and loves to slide about, just typical rusty Ford :(
I remember them key were shocking the locks round off on the inside and you can use any Ford key open my dad had his stereo/sub/parcel shelf and 6.9 speakers gone.. Hahah but do love a good driver driver car..
I was looking at these in 2005.. I ended up buying a brand new Night Hawk Black Honda Type R EP3 instead.. that's one car that I'd buy again if I could.. but most that are left on the market have been seriously ragged..
I own 1 of these ❤ great cars for what it is , if you can't afford s Rs this is best next thing prices are on the up as numbers are rapidly dropping down
@@st170restoration I always remember in my early 20s when I first started making decent money I was set on either the 306 gti-6 or an ST170. Ended up getting an Xsi 306 when I realised I couldn't really afford to buy or run (insure) either of them! Big regret after the Xsi fell apart from the inside out and now watching this.
If you got an average one, you actually got about 150-155bhp. If you were very lucky you got just over 160. Ford lied hugely and none of them hit the marketed 170bhp.
Calvin. This Ford has got two shades of blue on driver's side. Are you sure that car hasn't been involved in accident?? Must be painted surely. Any way take care and have good one👍
The Boeing / Jumbo comparison will be very triggering to Av Geeks. You travelled on a jet engined plane, but certainly not a Jumbo Jet - most likely an A320 or A321 for that journey. The B747 was the Jumbo Jet, and The A380 is a Super Jumbo. 😜😉
New project car for the channel dropping tomorrow!! I’m planning to give away on Planet Of Dreams once it’s done 🔥
Ooossshh🔥🔥🔥👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🚘
Looking forward to seeing it Cal!
Focus are a great car for the masses !
Had one of these years ago I bloody loved it. I had it in blue but a different shade cant remember the colour name almost a baby blue.
@@stichupman Capri Blue. Super rare
Late 90s- 2010’s is the golden era for hot hatches, they just look so good
Only Calvin would do dragy times on a plane. Gotta rate the hustle 🤣👍
Watched both adverts! So great to see another Focus on the channel calv!!!
I had a 5 door ST170 in black, loved it, but the 5 door seating position was much higher than the 3 door.
Fun fact - from factory it was very rare that they would make the claimed 170ps, most were lucky to come in at 155bhp!
Nice to see you enjoying another budget car, Calvin. Love this content
I was also a teenager loving looking at cars that i saw . I remember the first time i saw the mk1 focus rs and I remember thinking to myself thats the best one. It has been my dream car ever since
Top video Calvin 👍 love the st170 defo I future classic and we all know what happens with old classic Fords 📈💰
My dad has an Estate Focus Mk1 with the 2L duratec, they are super reliable. Damn things just keep going. I know someone with an X reg saloon Focus with the 2L too with 240k on the clock!
From now on I'm describing a A320 as a Jumbo Jet! :)
Yeah, like wtf, who does that…🤣🙄
Personally got a mk1 2.0 131 bhp sedan. Fully decked Ghia with extra options ticked. Very sorted and trouble free car so far
Great content Calv mate, keep up the good work 👏
Great cars. Calvin you should look at buying a ford mk6 fiesta st. Awesome little cars would be good to see what you think of them. Buzzing content mate keep it up 👍
Absolutely love watching your stuff you make me smile with how happy you always seem to be
Have a 2002 focus rs mk1 these mk1 chassis drive like ther on rails!! Great cars these mk1 focus👌👌
Nice find! Good ones of these are getting pretty rare now. Just don’t see them about anymore. It’s all about your favourite B road at high rpm going through that gearbox
Great little things those ST170s. I sold my Imperial blue 3 door earlier this year and this video has made me miss it! Handling of them is superb, and they've aged very well in terms of looks in my opinion. Lots of them suffer with absolutely rotten rear arches/sills though, probably why so many have disappeared in the last few years 😫
Mostly all these gems do which is unfortunate
Alot have been broken for engine swaps I'd love to own 1 and bolt a turbo onto it with a stand alone ecu I think it would be an awesome little hand full
They’re getting rare now for sure, but great fun to work on ;)
Had 3 st170s now, love them to bits what they lack in power they make up for in handling. You were right about the engines theyre bomb proof they will last until 200k if the oils changed regular. The only reason they suffer with clutches is when they were worth pennies people were driving them until the clutch started slipping, realised that the clutches are at least £800 fitted and decided the car wasnt worth it. Quite sad really
It’s a real shame. They’re lovely cars to work on
I had one as an estate lovely car
@@jamieeedden777 wow the rarest beast of all! 👍
Truth is with a manual, it's up to the driver to make those clutches last!
Very happy to have bought this from BINCA yesterday, good drive back to Manchester in it!
Should put it on dream car giveaway, would love a st170
Always wanted one of these as when I was about 20 when they were new but couldn’t afford, ended up with a 2.0 esp (133bhp) which was a lot cheaper. Immediately put a set of st170 wheels on it 👌🏼
My neighbour had a 2.0 apparently the 2.0 was barely slower, due to shorter gearing and the fact that ST170 never fully made the claimed 170bhp
I love the little draw next to radio
Mk1 Focus are great cars, fun to drive, cheap to run and still looks great I think today. I am on my third one, I thought about getting a ST170 at one point but all I heard was they aren’t that great in terms of performance. These have risen in value recently, they used to be around 1k.
Great fun car but like you say performance isnt great especially now. And I found my one a bit thirsty.
Prices are on the up now for sure. Performance wise they are very sensitive to maintenance and need to be completely spot on. Clutch included. Loads have undiagnosed issues that blunt performance and 20 odd years of neglect does catch up with them. But it’s all fixable 😄
i had a 54 plate chic, was a great little car to drive and interior was great too
had a black one back in the day love it 😀
Love your enthusiasm, thanks for the great entertainment 👍
That's a airbus A321 calv loving your work keep it up and stay safe out there from joff the trucker
A320 dude
Class 😂 your editing is awesome Calv , the plane next to you😂😂 the mk1 focus was a great handling car at the time , great fun to drive 😁👍
Hahaha you never cease to amaze me mr C lol, excellent video mate.... planet of dreams here we come.... 🤔
you were right first time Calv.... banger of the week 😀🤙
My friend, great video. This focus here is Portugal they are sold around 10k-12k and only 24 registered :')
I have focus ST170 but its full . Recaro seats , xenon lights , and more and more
That race against the plane was top tier! 🤣😂 Keep up the great work Calvin 👌
You need a focus rs mk2 on the channel
Brilliant video miss this era of cars lol
4 sided triangle 🔺️dash clocks 🤣,brilliant video again, keep it up, 👍🏻
yes calvin, great car the mk1 focus. loved this video.
Nice bit of blue smoke when you were reving it.
Content just keeps getting better. 👍
Had one of these for almost 2 years now, bought because my jeep died. And loved it, so kept it. Its in a sorry state at the moment though. But when it was good it was a hell of a thing for the price, £1100. 78000 on the clock.
They come back nicely once you get some time on them. They always look worse than they are and are super easy to work on. Great cars!
i have the Zetec-se amazing solid build engine with enough torque and power for a car without Turbo.
These cars are amazing for the year and in my opinion it's a proper st ,also didn't know they were N/A that's mad 170 bhp on a non turbo 😍💨🔥
Pretty low really giving the competitors, civic type r 197hp 2.0 n/a, corolla t sport 1.8 n/a 190hp etc
@@Kingyz20 they're all 3k+
They have VVT and lots of other little goodies to allow them to rev higher :)
@@st170restoration oh right and vvt is to do with the value isn't it if I remember right, if I'm honest I've never actually seen one on the road ,if I had the chance I would buy this one and keep it as a project 😍😎 have it for the weekend fun at a track 💯
@@Kingyz20 well yes mate I do agree there as I like the them cars you mentioned 💯 ,I was surprised considering it's ford and the age of it ,it was released just after I was born lol
ive got an ST170 and i didnt realise it was that slow
feels faster
fantastic video Calv
Love these motors , even though they're getting on a bit ?? Still looking well today ,
Probably one of your best videos to date mate!! Lol! On a more anorak note, imperial blue was an earlier shade not later - think escort cosworth 😎
I remember back in the day I had one of these. Loved it. Fancied an upgrade so I went for a civic type R which I absolutely hated. I thought the focus was a better all rounder…
Gotta love a 170
Cheap to insure expensive To tax lol but they do handle well
Great vlog as always. Love your enthusiasm. Best wishes
Would have this over that S3 I got from you a while ago aha!
Basic spec that build and strip these ive got 1 with 75k high spec doing my head in been timed twice still comes back over advance timing but drives and runs faultless
Calvin you crack me up! Love it
Did 60,000 miles over 5yrs in my 3 door Imperial Blue ST; sound great with a Transit Connect resonator box, rapid in the first 3 gears, steering and chassis perfect, brakes amazing and loves to slide about, just typical rusty Ford :(
I remember them key were shocking the locks round off on the inside and you can use any Ford key open my dad had his stereo/sub/parcel shelf and 6.9 speakers gone.. Hahah but do love a good driver driver car..
Actually laughed out loud with the plane overlay 🤣
Need to see your new car on the Chanel Calv
Had an st170 but an estate would love another
Anyone know if they did a saloon or estate st 🤷♂️focus
747 lololo great, hilarious video.. Also thought they were great looking cars. remember the focus on the WRC Rally. .
You are so funny 😂 👍👍😝I was laughing the whole vid
Whatever you took pre-filming this video, I want some 🤣
Had one of these in imperial blue loved the thing regret getting rid every day 😢 and had to do the clutch aswell haha 😂 and the imrc is an issue to
Try a Mondeo zetec s 2.5v6 on howmanyleft…….think there’s 3 or 4 and I’ve one sitting in my back garden
I was looking at these in 2005.. I ended up buying a brand new Night Hawk Black Honda Type R EP3 instead.. that's one car that I'd buy again if I could.. but most that are left on the market have been seriously ragged..
How much for the 170 love them
I own 1 of these ❤ great cars for what it is , if you can't afford s Rs this is best next thing prices are on the up as numbers are rapidly dropping down
They’re well out of the bottom of their price curve now for sure. So few left now
@@st170restoration easy 20 a week being broken up for parts, or using engines in other cars 🚗
What’s the spec check app that Calvin uses :)
Something like that would be perfect for planet of dreams ;-)
Hold down the unlock button on the fob and the windows open 👍
I applaud the length you went to for that selling point 👏🏻😅
Good bit of fun that cool video
It was called New Edge Styling if I remember.
Stick to cars Calv, don't buy, sell or trade planes. I think you'll lose money ;) Great video
I did this years ago with a phone app I used to use with my motorbike. I was shocked to see my R1 was faster to 160mph than the aeroplane 😂😂
Do you recon these cars will be as desiresble in a few years like an escort rs2000? That's probably its equivalent.
Probably. MK1 focus changed the game. This is the first one with an ST badge
@@st170restoration I always remember in my early 20s when I first started making decent money I was set on either the 306 gti-6 or an ST170. Ended up getting an Xsi 306 when I realised I couldn't really afford to buy or run (insure) either of them! Big regret after the Xsi fell apart from the inside out and now watching this.
@@davey6024 both cool cars - bet the 306 was great fun! Never too late to try a 170. Insurance for mine only £100 too 😄
If it would of had 30 more bhp would of been like a ep3 type r
so whenever i see someone selling a car on facebook i always see "pulls like a train", i guess the new one should be.. "pulls like a plane"
I could Of bought one for £900 a few months back 🤦🏼♂️ waited to long and it was great condition
Calv, an A320 is a narrow jet!! Not a jumbo!! 🤣🤣
If you got an average one, you actually got about 150-155bhp. If you were very lucky you got just over 160. Ford lied hugely and none of them hit the marketed 170bhp.
The Mondeo st is a very underrated car
Great car 👌
Airbus A320 Calvin 👍
Still looks good, aged well.
Calvin. This Ford has got two shades of blue on driver's side. Are you sure that car hasn't been involved in accident?? Must be painted surely. Any way take care and have good one👍
I have this car now
That is an airbus A320 series, not sure which one as can be hard to tell models apart within their family
Good video tho man, I love aircraft, I love my ST170, didn't mean that comment to come across snarky XD
The plane in an airbus a320
Defo clean for age . 👌. They are nice
jesse a5 in the background 😜
Tell u one thing these cars were fun. Fudge the turbos no need. Pure na fuel burner
I thought runaways have speed limit of 120mph
Too many got engines ripped out for project cars etc .. whilst not the quickest they handle like a dream lovely things .. can't beat a fast ford
It’s all about the B road :)
Did i just spot j3sse’s a5 in the back there 😛
I think that might be the project car he mentioned.
@@vwvento5 hope so iv followed j3sse since day 1 and was gutted when he sold the a5 glad im a dreamcatcher 😄would love to av that
The st170 does over 70 in 2nd gear
The Boeing / Jumbo comparison will be very triggering to Av Geeks. You travelled on a jet engined plane, but certainly not a Jumbo Jet - most likely an A320 or A321 for that journey. The B747 was the Jumbo Jet, and The A380 is a Super Jumbo. 😜😉
Gave me a giggle, but you can't expect everyone to know one from the other!
@@SPTSuperSprinter156 it's common knowledge that the Jumbo is a 747.
Clutch & EMU issues Ahoy!
Nice but the MK1 RS is better ;)
Aircon 😂😂 My 2001 1.6 has heated windscreen washer jets 😂😂
Next up race with a boat 😂
Airbus and boeing are different companies :) you were on an airbus A320